Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-19

How a RaiIrond Engine Helped
Man to Win a Wife.
From tho San Francisco ETaoainer.

From tho San Francisco Examiner.
Nellie Collyer, wife OF not man.
months, and but % years old, is suing H.
husband, Charles w. Collyer, for di
vorce In the Oakland Superior Court.
sWhy did you marry the manW Judg.
Gibson asked the young female seeker
after single blessedness.
She answered by telling the story OF he
eourtship and marriage. The first time
that the persistent Charles proposed The
goung wife said she fatty refused hi,
offer But this did not prevent them from
nften taking walks together. One day
he couple were in Alameda Young
CoIlyer seemed to be In a particular de-
soondent mood that day over the prospects
ri his love suit. He determined on des-
nerate alternative. According 90 the
Young wife, he said he was going to com
nit suicide unless she promised that da y
to marry him. A train was approaching
as they were talking, when the love-sicK
fellow got right out in the middle OF the
track, The train drew very close, The en-
gineer blew his whistle. Mrs. COllyer did
not want to see him mangled under the
wheels, and so promised to marry him.
The wedding day came and went, but
Collyer did not seem to appreciate his
prize.
The fair plaintiff stated that her husband
would never come home at the time he
promised to, and that he had a habit of
locking up the provisions He very often
would not come home before 10 O'Clock at
night, aud she would have to sit up in
order to get her evening meal.
Mrs. William Fisher, sister OF Mrs.
Collyer, was also a witness. Her brother.
Iu-lsw, she said, was great fisherman
Time and again ne would not return from
mis- fishing excursions before 10 o'clock at
night. She considered him the most con-
trarv man in the wide world. Always
when he came home he would be whist
ling, and his temper never seemed ruff d
q as he contemplated the prospects of a cold
supper.
A second sister Of the dissatisfied wife
thought Collyer was very mean fellow.
"What has he been doingp was the
anxious inquiry of the court.
The witness said that one Sunday night
Mrs. ColIyer wanted Charles to go to
church. He answered in the affirmative
and started to get ready. After he put on
his coat he packed UP a bundle of dirty
clothes, put them under his arm and told
his wife to come along. He said he was
going to take the clothes into church.
Witness knew he did such acts simply to
annoy his wife, and that he never would
60 to church.
Are you sure he never would go to
church, ?" the court asked again.
The witness answered that the husband
was so peculiar and 80 afraid that If he
went to church the plate would be passed
around and he would have to put nickel
IN IL, that she was pretty sure he never
had habit OF going to house Of wor-
ship.
At conclusion of the testimony Judge
Gibson said that the evidence presented
would not warrant the granting of di-
vorce. If such reasons were good cause
tordivorce, then any married person could
easily get one.
The case was finally continued, to allow
the plaintiffs attorney time 30 offer in
evidence some letters written by the hus-
band to his wife.
Judge Gibson heard more of the testi-
mOny yesterday afternoon, when the
plaintiff took the stand.
She was in a sentimental strain, and
fingered long on every passage relating
to her marriage to the defendant. She
produced letters in which her husband
demanded the return of the marriage DELL
which hung so prettily over their heads
when the knot was tied, and, worse than
that he wanted the golden band he had
placed on her finger when the pastor had
united them "for better or for worse"
The plaintiff burst into tears as she re-
cited these facts. and his honor was
greatly touched with the sadness OF the
tale.
Yes, yes; he was cruel to me-" she
sObbed bitterly. "He was cruel to every
body. My mamma gave me three chick
ems when we were married, and he nailed
them up in the coop! oop!! until they
were nearly starved"
His honor might not have given in had
not the 'oopl oop!l oop!!v' been fired at
him.
LET Judgment be entered for plaintiff"
he sternly instructed the Clerk of the
Court.